T 1316/07 of 05.05.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T131607.20090505
- Date of decision
- 5 May 2009
- Case number
- T 1316/07
- Online on
- 26 June 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02002901.3
- IPC class
- B42D 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Security device, preferably a security thread, comprising characters being visually readable as well as magnetic characteristics, and method of producing the same
- Applicant name
- FABRIANO SECURITIES S.R.L.
- Opponent name
- De La Rue International Limited
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH - Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late filed request (yes)
Amendments (allowable)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1-11 (main request), filed during the oral proceedings of 5 May 2009
- description pages 2-5 (main request), filed during the oral proceedings of 5 May 2009
- drawings, Figures 1-3, as granted.